National News Headlines - 8/8/2015

THIS DAY

*Umeofia: FG Should Ban Importation of Tomato Paste

*FAAN Gives Operators 7 Days Ultimatum to Remove Abandoned Aircraft

*TCN Wheels out Record 101,088MW Hours of Electricity to Grid

*Committee Recommends N37.2 Billion Investment to Resuscitate Textile Industry

*Buhari Hailed for Re-appointment of Maritime Academy Rector

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To all Manchester United Fans,Guess what Happened?

Kano battles with overseas students 3billion naria unpaid tuition.

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje  is battling to pay over 3billion naria school fees of its students in foreign universities and 50 female nursing students State .

Rihanna And Her Sexy Bikini Body Hit The Beach With Lewis Hamilton

Rihanna and Lewis Hamilton keep fuelling those dating rumours as he has been holidaying with her in Barbados.They were spotted partaking in water sport together in Barbados.

12 passengers killed in Delta accident.

1. The horrific and unfortunate accident happened on August 6th around 6pm at Ubulu Okiti Junction in Aniocha South LGA of Delta state.

Breaking News:Gunmen kill four soldiers,policeman in Bayelsa

Armed men suspected to be sea pirates Friday night attacked a military checkpoint in Nembe, Bayelsa East senatorial district killing four soldiers and a policeman.

Make Or Break: Three Nigerians Who Need Big Seasons

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The start of the new season is a blank slate, a fresh start. While the element of unpredictability is largely a memory in most major European leagues, the development and progression of players within a season is still hard to forecast.

There are such vagaries as form, fitness, managerial whimsy, professionalism, and so on. So, we take a look at three Nigerian players in Europe who are at a major intersection in their club careers. For these ones, they cannot afford any less than a stellar season, for various reasons.

Police IG splits anti-robbery squad,SARS,to check abuses

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has split the Special Anti-Robbery Squad into two units with a view to checking human rights abuses.

FG to increase VAT to 10 percent

Nigeria plans to double the value-added tax rate to 10 per cent this year to help shore up government revenue eroded by the declining price of oil, the country’s main export, the Federal Inland Revenue Service said.

Boko Haram Militants surrender,Denounce sect "We are tired of fighting"

At least eight suspected Boko Haram fighters lay down their weapons yesterday after they were caught by a vigilante group in Borno.